Sarah Huckabee Sanders and others tell House Democrats to ‘do their jobs’ on USMCA deal, blame impeachment as a ‘waste of time’

As House Democrats’ impeachment offensive moves to another phase on Wednesday, Republicans took aim with return fire over the holiday weekend. First, Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders lashed out at lower chamber Dems on Twitter Sunday morning.

She stated, “Today marks one year since @realDonaldTrump signed the USMCA trade deal, but Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats have been too busy wasting time on their impeachment sham to pass it and help American businesses and workers. Do your jobs and pass #USMCANow!”

Today marks one year since @realDonaldTrump signed the USMCA trade deal, but Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats have been too busy wasting time on their impeachment sham to pass it and help American businesses and workers. Do your jobs and pass #USMCANow!

This following her tweet on Tuesday when Sanders claimed, “The do-nothing House Democrats doomed impeachment effort has succeeded in uniting Republicans and improving President’s @realDonaldTrump’s standing with independents ahead of 2020. Well played!” She posted that with a link to an article from The Hill which is titled, “Poll finds sharp swing in opposition to impeachment among independents.”

Vice President Mike Pence also joined in the chorus on Sunday. Pence tweeted, “One year ago today, President @realDonaldTrump signed the #USMCA. While this Administration works FOR the American People, Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats in Congress work AGAINST jobs for the American People. Our country needs the #USMCAnow!” As he quoted a tweet from President Donald Trump one year prior signalling the newly-branded USMCA trade agreement was ready to be finalized.

In addition Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) backed his allies on that front last month.

“Senate Democrats have voted twice to block funding for our nation’s armed forces. Our competitors are growing stronger. America and our allies are threatened. But Senate Democrats would rather fight with the White House than deliver bipartisan funding for our military. Meanwhile, House Democrats are blocking the USMCA while they pursue their three-year-old impeachment obsession. 176,000 new American jobs are being held up because this major new trade deal might interfere with House Democrats’ political theater. On the campaign trail, leading Democrats are rallying around far-left schemes to take away Medicare, take away the existing health insurance that Americans get on the job, and leave American families with no options except an untested one-size-fits-all government insurance plan.”

Then adding, “We need our Democratic colleagues to put aside socialist daydreams and fulfill their basic governing responsibilities. Republicans are ready and waiting to fund our service members. We are ready and waiting to pass the USMCA. We just need Democrats to show up.”

And followed up two weeks later with, “Democrats claim impeachment won’t keep them from legislating. But Speaker Pelosi has refused to allow a vote on USMCA for months. It appears there’s no governing priority – no matter how bipartisan, no matter how beneficial to Americans – that won’t take a backseat to impeachment.”

The president has routinely rebuked his political rivals in Congress for neglecting the nation’s business while focusing mainly on impeachment. Trump lately giving Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and company a full court press via social media.

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